Sometimes when I'm looking for a dramatic change, I do something dramatic. So... here I go again... I tell you this so I'm accountable. No changing my mind now! Beginning 01/01/19 I embark on my second 1-year spending fast. It's a full year. No buying anything new. I lay ground rules, I challenge my spending habits, and I change. Both on the inside and the outside....

Not into ethical shopping? I'm calling your bluff. Last year I posted a relaxed, smiling picture of myself in a long-sleeved red tee in front of a calm lake on vacation. Within a couple hours it had over 100 likes. My next post was a woman surrounded by heaps of fabric who looked tired and option-less, linking to an article on knowing how to start shopping ethically and end forced labour. It got like... 9 likes. Total. I couldn't help but notice the huge...

Expecting? Know someone who is? Pass this on... I hope it delivers encouragement and strength. We found out we were pregnant on our 1st anniversary. I thought so, but I was waiting to take a test until our anniversary because – how fun is that? That morning, I could hardly wait to get up and pee on a stick. Sure enough, I returned with a grin on my face and a plus sign in my hand to say "happy anniversary!" A moment I will never take for granted....

The Aeropress. An amazing, cheap coffee invention from the inventor of the Aerobie frisbee - Alan Alder. It's the incredible, unlikely heir to the coffeemaker throne of greatness. If you buy one “pro” coffee making device, make it the aeropress. It’s the easiest, fastest, simplest way to an incredible cup of coffee - every time. And no one is paying me to say that. It takes very little practice to master and provides the quickest shortcut to the most amazing cups of coffee I’ve found. Seriously...